Where does “yazı” come from?
yazı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یازی, from Proto-Turkic *yaŕ-ïg, from Proto-Turkic yār-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
yazı (Turkish): writing; writing system; accusative singular of...
Definitions
- writing; writing system; accusative singular of...
Ancestry of “yazı”, step by step
yazı traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish یازی
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یازی | writing, scripture, text, graphism of symbols such as characters or letters that express some meaning |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *yaŕ-ïg | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yār- | to crack, split; to crack, split, crush; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Azerbaijani i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | i | — |
via Azerbaijani yazmaq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | yazmaq | to write |